Weekly Geeks – Reading Challenges

 

This week's Weekly Geeks topic was suggested by Sheri of A Novel Menagerie. She writes:

 

"Reading Challenges: a help or a hurt? Do you find that the reading challenges keep you organized and goal-oriented? Or, do you find that as you near the end of a challenge that you've failed because you fell short of your original goals? As a result of some reading challenges, I've picked up books that I would have otherwise never heard of or picked up; that, frankly, I have loved. Have you experienced the same with challenges? If so, which ones? Do you have favorite reading challenges?"

 

As we pass the halfway point of 2009, how are you doing with your reading challenges? Did you participate in any challenges this year?

 

At the end of last year I made a decision to try and get through my ever expanding reading hill mountain and started surfing the net to find the right reading challenge that  i wanted to get involved in to help with this.

There were hundreds really – I had an absolutely hard time choosing one or even two. After finding what i wanted – I have still yet gotten involved in monthly and mini challenges through the year.

See my full list below and how I am getting on.

 

 

RYOB 2009

The rules for this challenge are very simple…

* set a goal for how many of your OWN books you’d like to read in 2009

* read from your own collection between January 1st and December 31st, 2009

 

My goal for this Challenge is 450 book – up to today i am at 212 books – not including any kids book.

 

 

 

 

Here are the 2009 rules:

1. Read a minimum of 9 books first published in 2009. You don’t have to buy these.  Library books, unabridged audios, or ARCs are all acceptable.  To qualify as being first published in 2009, it must be the first time that the book is published in your own country. For example, if a book was published in Australia, England, or Canada in 2008, and then published in the USA in 2009, it counts (if you live in the USA).  Newly published trade paperbacks and mass market paperbacks do not count if there has been a hardcover/trade published before 2009.  Any questions on what qualifies?  Just leave a comment here, and I’ll respond with the answer.
2. No children’s/YA titles allowed, since we’re at the ‘pub.’
3. At least 5 titles must be fiction.
4. Crossovers with other challenges are allowed.
5. You can add your titles as you go, and they may be changed at any time.

I read alot of present year releases so i actually didn’t set a target for the amount – The reason i got into this challenge was for the non-fiction aspect – 5 Titles non- fiction – and sad to say it half way through the year and I have not read one non-fiction title. (I need to get my skates on with this one)

I have read non-fiction but none released this year….

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the 2009 rules

As a way to celebrate publishers like X Libris, Avon Red, Ellora's Cave, Samhain, Siren, etc, this challenge will focus only on erotica fiction.
Guidelines:
1. You can join anytime as long as you don’t start reading to your books prior to 2009.
2. Read 10 erotica in 2009.
3. Overlaps with other challenges are fine.

 

 

I have already completed this challenge – Which wasn’t a surprise given the amount of erotic romance books i read.

 

 

 

Here are the 2009 rules

1. For the month of April, keep track of the books you read.

2. On May 1, post your list on your blog.

Three other points:

1. You may include books you re-read, so long as you re-read them in between April 1 and 30.

2. You may also include books you start but don’t finish, just note the page at which you gave it up. Something like, “Quit, page 47 of 322″.

3. Children’s books must be at least 125 pages long to be counted. (Books you read to your children, if they are at least 125 pages, would also count

 

 

 

Weekly geeks – read-a-thon…

read as much or as little books and take part in challenges within a 24hrs period.

When

April 18-19th

 

 

For the month of April I ended up reading 44 books and 18 of those were for the 24Hrs Read-A-Thon. I had a very productive month in April. Let me say again – Thanks everyone – again - for the loads of suppose they gave me during the read-A-thon…

 

 

 

 

 

 

Here are the 2009 rules

What

Set a goal for the amount of m/M book to read

When

March 20, 2009 at 12am to August 31, 2009

 

I had set a goal for 50 books and up to toady I am at 44 books – so hopefully I should be done by the end of the month.

 

 

I recently started listening to audio books and have given myself a personal challenge to listen to all four Meyer’s books before the New Moon movie hit the big screen.

When I pinched myself as a way of saying this is what you are going to do, i did not realise that it would be so hard just to get through one of them book.

I am just about halfway through Twilight and this things is 14hrs long….. and I have another three to get through….

Wish me luck